Femmepire Records: We're All Transgender
By Anna Pulley Mon., Oct. 1 2012 at 9:30 AM
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Femmepire Records is a series of interviews on femme identity. Click here for the elevator pitch and first interview.
Here's Cate!
In a few words, define femme.
I think femme is an expressive disposition wherein one is drawn to things that are stereotypically feminine. They reclaim/repurpose these aspects of an outmoded notion of femininity. A femme pursues their natural and culturally inspired propensities.
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Do you identify as femme? Why?
I do when specifically prompted. As a transgender chick living in the Bible Belt that type of question is normally posed in the form of a derisive accusation. I handle this confusion by making it clear that I'm proud and loving life rather than ashamed or deterred by their astute powers of observation.